Sahel alliance: Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger form new defense pact - analysis

With other African states that are members of ECOWAS considering military operations, several states connected to Niger have rushed to pledge support, many of whom have had coups recently.

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers from Burkina Faso patrol on the road of Gorgadji in the Sahel area of Burkina Faso, March 3, 2019.

FILE PHOTO: Soldiers from Burkina Faso patrol on the road of Gorgadji in the Sahel area of Burkina Faso, March 3, 2019.

(photo credit: LUC GNAGO/REUTERS)

BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 04:24